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Aerobic

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Process that requires oxygen

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Process that requires oxygen

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Aerobic

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Anaerobic

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Process that does not require oxygen

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Process that does not require oxygen

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Anaerobic

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Alcoholic fermentation

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Yeasts convert sugars to ethanol, carbon dioxide, and other metabolic byproducts that contribute to the chemical composition and sensorial properties or fermented foodstuffs

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Yeasts convert sugars to ethanol, carbon dioxide, and other metabolic byproducts that contribute to the chemical composition and sensorial properties or fermented foodstuffs

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Alcoholic fermentation

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ATP

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The source of energy for use and storage at the cellular level

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The source of energy for use and storage at the cellular level

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ATP

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Organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds; also called producer.

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Autotroph

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Autotroph

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Organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds; also called producer.

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Cellular respiration

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Process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen.

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Process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen.

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Cellular respiration

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Principal pigment of plants and other photosynthetic organisms.

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Chlorophyll

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Chlorophyll

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Principal pigment of plants and other photosynthetic organisms

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Chloroplast

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Organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy.

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Organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy.

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Chloroplast

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Fermentation

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Process by which cells release energy in the absence of oxygen

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Process by which cells release energy in the absence of oxygen

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Fermentation

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Glycolysis

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First set of reactions in cellular respiration in which a molecule of glucose is broken into two molecules of pryuvic acid.

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First set of reactions in cellular respiration in which a molecule of glucose is broken into two molecules of pryuvic acid.

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Glycolysis

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Organism that obtains food by consuming other living things; also called a consumer

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Heterotroph

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Heterotroph

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Organism that obtains food by consuming other living things; also called a consumer

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Bacterial process that takes place during the production of numerous food products. ATP

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Lactic acid fermentation

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Lactic acid fermentation

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Bacterial process that takes place during the production of numerous food products. ATP

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Set of reactions in photosynthesis that use energy from light to produce ATP and NADPH

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Light-dependent reaction

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Light- dependent reaction

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Set of reactions in photosynthesis that use energy from light to produce ATP and NADPH

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Set of reactions in photosynthesis that do not require light; energy from ATP and NADPH is used to build high-energy compounds such as sugar; also called the Calvin cycle .

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Light-independent reaction

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Light- independent reaction

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Set of reactions in photosynthesis that do not require light; energy from ATP and NADPH is used to build high-energy compounds such as sugar; also called the Calvin cycle .

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Process used by plants and other autotrophs to capture light energy and use it to power chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and energy rich carbs, such as sugars and starches

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Photosynthesis

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Photosynthesis

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Process used by plants and other autotrophs to capture light energy and use it to power chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and energy rich carbs, such as sugars and starches

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Light absorbing molecule used by plants to gather the suns energy

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Pigment

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Pigment

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Light absorbing molecule used by plants to gather the suns energy

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